How have courts treated medical malpractice cases in the past?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nielsen (Estate of) v. Epton, 2006 ABQB 21 (CanLII):
Vancouver General Hospital et al v. McDaniel (Annabelle) et al., [July 27, 1934 CanLII 276 (UK JCPC), 1934] 4 D.L.R. 593, [1934] 3 W.W.R. 619, 1934 CarswellBC 78 (J.C.P.C.), at para. 13: “13 ..... A defendant charged with negligence can clear his feet if he shows that he has acted in accord with general and approved practice. .....”
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